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Spacing Saturday
Spacing Saturday is a new feature that highlights posts from across Spacing’s blog network in Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and the Atlantic region...
By Katia Snukal -
Looking Toward “Grandfather” City Hall
Front Street east towards Church Street 1880 – 2009 Spacing is happy to launch a Then and Now series of blog posts by local artist and Toronto...
By Alden Cudanin -
Friday’s headlines
KING STREET CLOSURE • Falling glass closes part of King St. [ Toronto Sun ] • King St. reopens after glass falls 27 floors [ Toronto Star ] • Street...
By Katia Snukal -
Giambrone video confirms mayoral bid
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvzkjxSf9gg[/youtube] Earlier this week, the local media jumped on the news that councillor Adam Giambrone is set...
By Matthew Blackett -
Building Storeys – the Canadian Northern Railway Eastern Lines Locomotive Shop
EDITOR’S NOTE: Spacing is pleased to again partner with Heritage Toronto on their upcoming Building Storeys exhibit at the Gladstone Hotel that runs...
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Thursday’s headlines
PEDESTRIANS • Hume: Maybe we’d all be safer jaywalking [ Toronto Star ] • Will police blitz curb jaywalking? [ Globe & Mail ] • Don’t put...
By Katia Snukal -
STREET SCENE: Look Up
There’s lots to look up at. Street Scene will appear each week showcasing the illustrations of local artist Jerry Waese.
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TORONTO STAR FRONT PAGE ALL-CAPS FAIL
The Toronto Star today published an article on the front page, with the all-caps headline above the fold, “JAYWALKING CITY“. In the article...
By Dylan Reid -
Giambrone: ‘We owe our riders an apology’
Adam Giambrone took some time this afternoon to address the fast escalating criticism of customer service on the TTC. His message was one of commitment to...
By Marcus Bowman -
Shell shock and paralysis
Last week, as pedestrian deaths in the GTA mounted, several media outlets asked me how I felt about this seeming epidemic. I generally replied that I was...
By Dylan Reid -
World Wide Wednesday: Portland, Detroit and Port-au-Prince
Each week we will be focusing on blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We’ll be on the lookout for websites...
By Katia Snukal -
Residents propose a fix to Queen streetcar route
As Transit City pushes forward — the Finch LRT was approved yesterday at city council — with the goal of providing reliable public transport to the...
By Marcus Bowman
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered